This Green Spot is initially aged in a mix of Oloroso and bourbon casks (I’ve heard there is new American oak in the mix as well but that’s unconfirmed) and then it’s finished in Bordeaux barrels from Chateau Leoville Barton in Saint-Julien. On the nose, I get hot oatmeal with honey, fresh strawberries and raspberries, and baking bread. It’s soft and creamy on the palate with flavors of toffee cookies, raspberry jam, and candied pecans. And it has a medium, buttery finish. I like traditional GS (and it is a perfect whiskey to give to friends who say they don’t like whiskey) but 40% is a little light on the ABV. That’s why I appreciate that they pumped the jam up to 46% on the Chateau Leoville Barton. It’s so much more engaging and complex than the diesel GS.